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Year: 2025
ARP Soloist 2700 Functional Demonstration – Synthchaser #172
Take a rare ride into synth history with the original ARP Soloist Model 2700—the predecessor to the legendary Pro Soloist. This vintage gem delivers a quirky, expressive palette of preset sounds and touch-sensitive effects that set it apart from the crowd. In this functional demonstration I run you through the different presets and touch sensor effects found on this synthesizer.
Quadruple ARP Odyssey Synthesizer Repair – Part 3 – Troubleshooting & Final Demos – Synthchaser #171
In this video series, I’m repairing one of each different version of vintage ARP Odyssey! In this installment I bench test and repair faults with the 4075 filters, keyboard tracking, and a dead oscillator. Then we look at and listen to the finished Odysseys.
00:00 4075 Filter testing & repair
01:18 Keyboard control voltage repair
02:49 Dead oscillator repair + earthquake
08:42 Mk I White 2800 Finished
09:20 Mk I Black & Gold 2800 Finished
10:18 Mk II 2813 Finished
11:41 Mk III 2823 Finished
Quadruple ARP Odyssey Synthesizer Repair – Part 2 – Sliders, Keybeds & Capacitors – Synthchaser #170
In this video series, I’m repairing one of each different version of vintage ARP Odyssey! In this installment we look at slider repair and replacement options, keybed refurbishing, and what capacitors need to be replaced.
00:00 Intro / Approach to refurbishing
02:30 Slider repair and replacement options
08:58 Keybed variations and refurbishing
17:08 Rotary pot repair
17:47 Power supply & fuses
19:05 Capacitor replacement
Quadruple ARP Odyssey Synthesizer Repair – Part 1 – Differences & Teardown – Synthchaser #169
In this video series, I’m repairing one of each different version of vintage ARP Odyssey! In this installment we go over the differences between models, tear them down and compare their innards!
00:00 Intro
00:54 Mk I 2800 White – Outside
01:48 Mk I 2800 Black & Gold – Outside
02:20 Mk II 2813 – Outside
03:49 Mk III 2823 – Outside
04:35 Mk I 2800 White – Inside
08:02 Mk I 2800 Black & Gold – Inside
09:38 Mk II 2813 – Inside
14:28 Mk III 2823 – Inside
20:26 Revision I vs. Revision II Boards
Good news for ARP Quadra owners!
I’m doing another run of the ARP Quadra MIDI adapters and the ARP Quadra Membrane panels, both of which products were previously sold out. ARP Quadra MIDI is available for pre-order (at a discount!) at the link below. Contact me to be notified when the Membrane panel is available to order.
Roland Jupiter 6 JP-6 Dead Voices Repair – Synthchaser #168
This Jupiter 6 came in with 2 dead voices, making it more like a Jupiter 4 than a Jupiter 6. So in this video we troubleshoot and repair the 2 dead voices.
Vintage Moog Modular Synthesizer Repair – Synthchaser #167
In this video I troubleshoot a dead vintage Moog Modular Model 12 and bring it back to life with a 3 cent part!
Canada Shipping Resumes
Got word that the Canadian postal strike was ending, so added Canada back to the list of countries we ship to. We are advised that there is some backlog on shipments to Canada, so delivery may take longer than usual. So please only order to Canadian addresses if you can be patient.
